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<\/p>\nDr. T. N. Krishnaswami, known as Dr. TNK, took most of the photos in Sri Ramanasramam’s archives. In the 1930s when he was a medical student he came from Madras with friends to visit Sri Ramanasramam for the first time. He brought a camera and took this picture:<\/p>\n
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People at the ashram liked the photo so much that they invited him back to take more. That’s how Dr. TNK became the official ashram photographer. According to John Maynard, who works on Sri Ramanasramam’s photo archives, Dr. T.N.K. took about 85 percent of the ashram’s photos (source<\/a>, page 5).<\/p>\n V. Ganesan includes a chapter about Dr. TNK in his wonderful book Ramana Periya Puranam<\/i><\/a>. He writes on page 365:<\/p>\n \nDr. TNK, whom I interviewed in the 1960s, described the very first look of Bhagavan: \u201cI thought I had successfully captured Bhagavan inside a metal camera. Very soon I realized it was Bhagavan who had captured me in his Heart from where I could never escape.\u201d I continued, \u201cHow did you feel when you first saw Maharshi?\u201d He answered, \u201cThe Maharshi did not seem to take notice of anything around him. He wore a calm and distant look. His eyes were shining and there was something divine about his countenance.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Here’s Dr. TNK with Ramana:<\/p>\n Dr. TNK wrote many articles for the ashram’s journal, The Mountain Path.<\/i> Some of them are linked below.<\/p>\n Dr. TNK was a member of the board of trustees of Sri Ramana Asramam (source<\/a>, page 117).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2018Outside the Scriptures\u2019 by Dr. TNK in The Mountain Path,<\/i> Jan. 1964<\/a>, page 22.<\/p>\n \u2018Jnana and Bhakti\u2019 by Dr. TNK in The Mountain Path,<\/i> October 1964<\/a>, page 222.<\/p>\n \u2018The True Karma Yogi\u2019 by Dr. TNK in The Mountain Path,<\/i> Jan. 1965<\/a>, page 194.<\/p>\n \u2018The Sat-Guru\u2019 by Dr. TNK in The Mountain Path,<\/i> July 1965<\/a>, page 152.<\/p>\n \u2018The Maharshi and Healing\u2019 by Dr. TNK in The Mountain Path,<\/i> Jan. 1966<\/a>, page 25.<\/p>\n \u2018Whose Will be Done\u2019 by Dr. TNK in The Mountain Path,<\/i> April 1966<\/a>, page 138.<\/p>\n \u2018The Human Status of the Mahrshi\u2019 by Dr. TNK in The Mountain Path,<\/i> April 1967<\/a>, page 150.<\/p>\n \u2018The Yoga Vasishta: Gospel of Self-Enquiry\u2019 by Dr. TNK in The Mountain Path,<\/i> Jan. 1968<\/a>, page 21.<\/p>\n \u2018How I Came to the Maharshi\u2019 by Dr. TNK in The Mountain Path,<\/i> July 1968<\/a>, page 194.<\/p>\n \u2018Dr. T.N. Krishnaswami\u2019 in Ramana Periya Puranam<\/i><\/a> by V. Ganesan, page 365.<\/p>\n![\"Dr.](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/realization.org\/img\/ramana\/wp\/ramana-maharshi.wp_08.jpg?resize=648%2C539\" "\\"Dr.")
<\/a><\/p>\nArticles by Dr. TNK (incomplete list)<\/h2>\n
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